We Have Arrived!
Trip Start
Aug 29, 2010
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Trip End
Sep 13, 2010
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Monday, August 30, 2010
Our arrival in Paris was bright and sunny as we walked the route to baggage claim, customs and finally the rental car area. CDG has a fairly old airport look about it so it wasn't as impressive as some of the airports we have flown into. Finding the rental car desk was somewhat of a chore, but eventually we located it, filled out the paperwork and made our way to the car. For this part of the trip, our ride would be a black 5-speed Ford Fiesta! After completing our checks, the maps all looked over and we were on our way to Normandy and the town of Bayeaux.
Getting out of Paris was fairly smooth, unlike U.S. drivers who feel that they always need to be in the fast lane all the time, French drivers know when to pull over and if they don't the car that is going faster is usually flashing their headlights. We made pretty good time so we took a detour to the fishing village of Honfluer.
After parking the car, we stretched our legs by visiting the tourist information building where we acquired some maps of the region as well as the town itself. Looking through the Rick Steves book, he mentioned something about the crepes at "La Cidrerie" so we decided to try and find the place and have our first meal in France. It wasn't too difficult to find and in no time we had our food ordered and we were enjoying a crock of hard cider. It was quite a tasty meal as well!
Next stop, Bayeaux!
